"The European approach and viewpoint of this study is an interesting balance to the more usual American studies." —Communication Booknotes
"Drawing on a rich background of linguistics, literary theory, and cognitive psychology, van Dijk has made a substantial contribution to the advancement of the field ... the two books [News as Discourse and News Analysis] constitute a major contribution to communication research, documenting the state of the art of discourse analysis. The form of presentation is explicit and reflexive..." —Journal of Communication
1 THE ANALYSIS OF NEWS AS DISCOURSE 2 STRUCTURES OF INTERNATIONAL NEWS 3 RACISM AND THE PRESS 4 THE TAMIL PANIC IN THE PRESS 5 SQUATTERS IN THE PRESS 6 CONCLUSIONS
Professor Teun A Van Dijk, (University of Amsterdam)